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Chapter 50 Changes at Milton
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‘Here we go up, up, up;
And here we go down, down, downee!’
NURSERY SONG.
Meanwhile, at Milton the chimneys smoked, the ceaseless roar and mighty1 beat, and dizzying whirl of machinery2, struggled and strove perpetually. Senseless and purposeless were wood and iron and steam in their endless labours; but the persistence3 of their monotonous4 work was rivalled in tireless endurance by the strong crowds, who, with sense and with purpose, were busy and restless in seeking after — What? In the streets there were few loiterers — none walking for mere5 pleasure; every man’s face was set in lines of eagerness or anxiety; news was sought for with fierce avidity; and men jostled each other aside in the Mart and in the Exchange, as they did in life, in the deep selfishness of competition. There was gloom over the town. Few came to buy, and those who did were looked at suspiciously by the sellers; for credit was insecure, and the most stable might have their fortunes affected6 by the sweep in the great neighbouring port among the shipping7 houses. Hitherto there had been no failures in Milton; but, from the immense speculations8 that had come to light in making a bad end in America, and yet nearer home, it was known that some Milton houses of business must suffer so severely10 that every day men’s faces asked, if their tongues did not, ‘What news? Who is gone? How will it affect me?’ And if two or three spoke11 together, they dwelt rather on the names of those who were safe than dared to hint at those likely, in their opinion, to go; for idle breath may, at such times, cause the downfall of some who might otherwise weather the storm; and one going down drags many after. ‘Thornton is safe,’ say they. ‘His business is large — extending every year; but such a head as he has, and so
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怀恨(grudge的过去式与过去分词形式) | |
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poignancy
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(wide area network)广域网 | |
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v.买回,赎回,挽回,恢复,履行(诺言等) | |
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rebellious
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pious
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